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Thai Bourse Joins Invest ASEAN 2013 In Malaysia

Date 07/03/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) together with three Thai listed companies – PTT Global Chemical pcl (PTTGC), Bank of Ayudhya pcl (BAY), and Ratchaburi Electricity Generating – participated in Invest ASEAN 2013 hosted by Bursa Malaysia to highlight the strength of the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Thai listed companies, together with other listed companies in ASEAN region, to retail investors in Malaysia. The event could attract more than 385 participants.

Moscow Exchange Indices Monthly Review: February 2013

Date 07/03/2013

Monthly review: February 2013 (pdf, 552 Кb)

Concurring Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers On The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) Request For Commission Approval Of New Chapter 10 And New Rule 1001

Date 07/03/2013

While I agree with the Commission's analysis that CME Rule 1001 is not inconsistent with the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) or the Commission's regulations and therefore voted to approve the rule, I would have preferred to have taken steps to amend the Commission's rules to provide explicitly that the Part 45 rules do not apply to cleared swaps. In our rush to promulgate thousands of pages of rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Act it is not surprising that market participants would come to differing conclusions regarding the Commission's intent in building the new regulatory structure for swaps.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes The Expansion Of RQFII Pilot Scheme

Date 07/03/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the announcement by the Mainland authorities in amending the rules relating to Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII). The amendments will, among other things, increase the types of qualified RQFII holders as well as relax investment restrictions of RQFII funds.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia On The Commission’s Approval Of CME Rule 1001

Date 07/03/2013

Today the Commission approved CME Rule 1001, which was submitted to the Commission for review pursuant to Section 40.5 of the Commission’s regulations. Although I agree with the policy outcome of allowing CME to choose which Swap Data Repository (SDR) will receive data on cleared swaps, I am abstaining from the vote on this rule because approval of this rule without an amendment to the Commission’s Part 45 regulations will lead to further confusion with respect to reporting requirements for cleared swaps. My preferred approach, an approach that was not presented to the Commission as an option on which to vote, would have been to re-propose the internally inconsistent Part 45 of the Commission’s regulations in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Instead the Commission has embarked on this suspect approach.

KVH Strengthens Data Center Footprint In Japan With Opening Of 2nd Osaka Data Center - Expanding In Metro Osaka To Satisfy Growing Demand For Colocation And Outsourced Data Center Solutions In Japan

Date 07/03/2013

KVH Co. Ltd., Asia’s leading information delivery platform headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, today announced it will be increasing its data center capacity in Osaka to meet increasing demand among Osaka/Kansai-based enterprises, Tokyo-based enterprises, and international multi-national enterprises seeking data center services in the Osaka area. 

CFTC Approves Request From The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. To Adopt New Chapter 10 (“Regulatory Reporting Of Swap Data”) And New Rule 1001 (“Regulatory Reporting Of Swap Data”) Of CME’s Rulebook

Date 07/03/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has approved a request from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) to adopt new Chapter 10 and new Rule 1001 of CME’s rulebook. The new rule provides that:

“For all swaps cleared by the Clearing House, and resulting positions, the Clearing House shall report creation and continuation data to CME's swap data repository for purposes of complying with applicable CFTC rules governing the regulatory reporting of swaps. Upon the request of a counterparty to a swap cleared at the Clearing House, the Clearing House shall provide the same creation and continuation data to a swap data repository selected by the counterparty as the Clearing House provided to CME's swap data repository under the preceding sentence.”

$8.7 Billion Net Inflows Into ETFs And ETPs Listed In The United States In February 2013 Show A Continuation Of The Rotation Into Equities

Date 06/03/2013

In February 2013, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) listed in the United States had net inflows of $8.7 billion, according to new research published in the latest ETFGI Global ETF and ETP industry insights. ETFGI won the Best ETF Research award in 2012 in the ETF Express awards announced on February 28th in London.  

SIFMA Applauds Introduction Of Swaps Push-Out Reform Legislation

Date 06/03/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., acting president and CEO, after legislation was introduced to amend Section 716 of Dodd-Frank, which would force financial institutions to “push-out” their derivatives operations into a separate entity. The Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act was introduced in both houses of Congress by Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Representatives Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Jim Himes (D-CT).

$1.3 Billion Net Inflows Into ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe In February 2013 Show A Continuation Of The Rotation Into Equities

Date 06/03/2013

In February 2013, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) listed in Europe had net inflows of $1.3 billion, according to new research published in the latest ETFGI Europe ETF and ETP industry insights. ETFGI won the Best ETF Research award in 2012 in the ETF Express awards announced on February 28th in London.